Firefighters find 15 cats in burning south San Diego home, attempt to rescue kitty on roof NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Firefighters responded to San Diego’s South Bay after reports Wednesday afternoon of a house fire which turned into a rescue mission for a cat seen scaling the roof.

Fire crews knocked down the main body of the fire about an hour after it started. The home was destroyed, displacing four adults, 15 cats and one dog that managed to escape the blaze, SDFD said.

Fire crews first responded to report of a fire around 3:18 p.m. at a two-story home located at 2243 Conifer Ave. in the Palm City neighborhood of San Diego, according to the SDFD.

A man who was in the home exited safely but alerted firefighters about several cats inside, SDFD said. About a half dozen cats did not survive, according to SDFD Battalion Chief Chad Willenberg.

Footage from SkyRanger7 showed thick and dark-colored smoke rushing through openings of the house, not far from where a slim …